Rows of blocks in blues, oranges, white. The show half of a white heart lying on its side.

This one will be big!

I really liked the Exploding Heart design when I saw it, so I decided that it would be my next project. It has 18 blocks in each of 18 rows, and the blocks finish at 4″ square. Well, who can’t manage a 4″ square, right? But the quilt is going […]

Colorful letters appliquéd onto black background.

Quick Project

I saw a little kit at the quilt shop the other day, and it made me giggle. I just had to have it! I did add one extra fabric to it, since I used the included binding fabric for corded piping and so needed something else for the binding. This […]

Quilt shows colorful coffee paraphernalia and accessories, all on a blue background with grey arched border.

Coffee Break

Gosh, it’s been such a long time! Unfortunately, I’ve been sort of out of commission for a little while since developing arthritis in my thumbs — and, of course, it’s worse in my left thumb. Have I mentioned that I’m left-handed? 😉 But I’ve improved to the point of being […]

Quilt with "leaf" blocks in shades of green set on white with grey accents. One block shows a pieced red cardinal sitting on the block's gold border.

Ready for gifting!

I’ve been working on a quilt designed by Krista Moser. When I saw the design, I thought it would be a good gift for the wonderful young woman our #1 grandson recently married. She lost a dear family member a couple of years ago, and she feels the loss quite […]

View of a sewing machine and green/white quilt. The quilt is fairly large and is spread out on the sewing cabinet, taking up every inch. The quilt is vaguely floral in theme.

Time flies!

I can hardly believe that it’s been a month since I last posted! Obviously, I’ve been busy, but that’s really a terrible excuse. I now have the patterns for the last parts of the “coffee” BOM from Wonderfil, but I haven’t yet been able to make them — I’m hoping […]

Detail shot of small bag in lavender, green, and teal floral print. There is a small embroidered bumblebee appliquéd over a seam.

Oops …

You may (or may not!) recall this post, where I’d made a bag to take to places (like quilt shows) where I didn’t need a larger bag. I took it to the Houston Quilt Festival last month and promptly caught it on a door jam, ripping a small section. The […]